A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology

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Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard’s yacht and promised training in Scientology’s most advanced techniques, Mike was instead put to work swabbing the decks. Still, Rinder bought into the doctrine that his personal comfort was secondary to the higher purpose of a world-saving mission, swiftly rising through the ranks. Yet he couldn’t shake a nagging feeling that something was amiss—Hubbard’s promises remained unfulfilled at his death, and his successor, David Miscavige, was a ruthless and vindictive man. When Rinder finally escaped Scientology he became one of the organization’s biggest public enemies overnight. Today he helps people break free of Scientology and tells a harrowing but fulfilling story of personal resilience. Title Page Dedication Epigraph Author’s Note A Letter to My Children Prologue Chapter 1: The Beginning Chapter 2: Joining the Sea Org Chapter 3: The ‘Apollo’ Years Chapter 4: We Come Ashore Chapter 5: Commodore’s Messenger Chapter 6: The GO Takeover Chapter 7: The Office of Special Affairs Chapter 8: The Struggle for Power Chapter 9: PR for a Dead Man Chapter 10: The War Is Over Chapter 11: Lisa McPherson Changes Everything Chapter 12: Return to California Chapter 13: The Hole Chapter 14: You Make Your Own Tomorrow Chapter 15: Fair Game Chapter 16: Life as a Whistleblower Chapter 17: The Aftermath Epilogue Acknowledgments Glossary of Scientology Terminology About the Author Recommended Further Reading Index Copyright